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Intelligence Chief Put Trump on Phone With F.B.I. Agents After Georgia Search

Tulsi Gabbard brokered the call and President Trump directly pressed frontline agents involved in the search of an election center, The Times learned.

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Hard-Line Republicans Object to Deal to End Partial Shutdown

A spending package that would reopen most of the government faces turbulence in the House as some reject a deal President Trump made with Senate Democrats.

A group of people outside at night, walking among a line of vehicles. — Nicole Craine for The New York Times

Jobs Report Is Delayed Because of Partial Shutdown

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Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects

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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet in Istanbul as Trump’s Threats Loom

President Trump’s son-in-law and the Middle East envoy were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister, a rare face-to-face encounter between the countries.

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Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India

President Trump said India had promised to stop buying Russian oil and would buy more U.S. products for a reduction on tariffs.

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A billboard showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with words written in Farsi, and a few people walking on a street below it. — Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile

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He Can’t Stop Needling Trump, Even Days Before a White House Meeting

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Oversight Chairman Rejects Clintons’ Offer for Epstein Testimony

Bill Clinton agreed to an interview he had long resisted, but the Oversight Committee chairman signaled he planned to hold the former president in contempt.

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British and Norwegian Royal Families Under Pressure Over Epstein Files

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Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton standing next to each other as they arrive at the Capitol for Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. — Pool photo by Ricky Carioti

‘It’s Been Brutal’: Minnesota’s Economy Suffers Under ICE Crackdown

Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.

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A person inside an empty bakery looks out a window at the store parking lot. — Yasmin Yassin for The New York Times

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Stars Bring ‘ICE OUT’ Pins and Fiery Speeches to a Political Grammys

Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Kehlani made strong statements about immigration on Sunday, while the host Trevor Noah drew President Trump’s ire.

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New York City’s First Real Winter in a Long Time Is Relentless

Mountains of rock-solid filthy snow. Narrow, icy sidewalks. Temperatures that sound like shoe sizes. When will it end?

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Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South

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It’s Cold. Punxsutawney Phil, a Groundhog, Did Not Bring Good News.

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The Wonder Drug That’s Plaguing Sports

Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.

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A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.

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A computer screen shows part of a bot's comments on Moltbook. — Jason Henry for The New York Times

Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026?

Bicentennial celebrations across America were spirited and joyous. As the country’s 250th anniversary approaches, there’s a different mood.

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A parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington.
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Queen Elizabeth II and President Gerald Ford at the Grand Bicentennial Parade in Washington.
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James Rhoads of the National Archives prepared to cut a cake in Washington.
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A celebration in New York harbor.
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The Freedom Train, a rolling exhibition, stopped in Archbold, Ohio.
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Students in Millington, N.J., learned how wool was spun 200 years earlier.
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‘Today’ Host’s Missing Mother ‘Did Not Leave on Her Own,’ Sheriff Says

Savannah Guthrie’s mother was last seen near her home in Tucson, Ariz. A sheriff said that investigators were treating her disappearance as a crime.

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Deep Inside an Antarctic Glacier, a Mission Collapses at Its Final Step

Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.

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